Shoe polishing device



y 1939- w. B. DERBYSHIRE ,5

I SHOE POLISHING DEVICE Filed Nov. 27, 1937 fliior-rugy Patented July 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE- 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful shoe polishing device and has for one of'its objects to provide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive and effective article of this character whereby a person may readily and easily polish his or her own shoes in an eflicient manner without undue exertion.

Another object of the invention is to locate I guides on a suitable support or base in positions that permit the use of a polishing cloth in a way to expeditiously polish either or both the front and rear portions of a shoe as well as practically all of the side surfaces.

Another object of this invention is to removably mount the rear guides on the support or base whereby the device may be stored in a small space.

Another object of the present invention is to form sockets in the support or base to receive the rear guides and to mount bushings in said sockets to prevent excessive wear due to frequent intermittent use of said rear guides.

A further object of the invention is to provide the forward or side guides with inset attaching ends the formation of which produce shoulders to properly position said guides relative to other parts of the device and form loops to regulate the lateral positions of the polishing cloth.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claims.

In order, that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction, referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the shoe polishing device embodying my invention showing a shoe in the position. for polishing the forward part thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with portions broken away and illustrated in section to show details of construction.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same showing how the rear part of a shoe can be polished.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied 5 represents a support or base which may be produced from a piece of wood such as a section of board and desirably cleats 6 or their equivalents are fixed crosswise to the underside of the board and actually form a part of the base 5.

A pair of spaced, horizontal forward or side guides 1 are mounted on top of the base longitudinally thereof. Each of said forward or side guides is produced from a rod or large wire having both ends curved inward to provide loops 8, the underside of which function as shoulders 5 9 to position the bar of the guide the'proper and desired distance above the top face of the base. A threaded terminal 10 projects from each loop 8 through the base 5 and has a nut ll threaded thereon and engaging the underneath 1o face of the base. All of the nuts are embedded or housed in the cleats 6.

. In the base 5 to the rear of the forward or side guides and preferably in line therewith are formed sockets l2 which may have bushings l5 iii in them to prevent the sockets from becoming unduly worn and enlarged. Rear vertical guides l4, round in cross section, are removably mounted in the sockets and said rear guides should be of sufficient height to reach the top of a shoe which is to be polished and in fact it is advisable that such rear guides extend above the top of a shoe when the latter is in a position to be polished. The ends of the rear guides should be rounded or dome shaped so that when in use the ends which are uppermost will be smooth and free of any sharp corners which might have a tendency to cut or otherwise damage a polishing cloth.

Between the forward and side guides I and 30 on the base is mounted a foot rest l5 which extends from a location adjacent the front ends of said forward or side guides to a position a considerable distance back of the rear guides ll. This foot rest should be narrow so that the 35 side edges of a shoe to be polished extend beyond the sides of said foot rest, Fig. 3, and also said foot rest should be of sufficient height to project above the forward or side guides l to give proper elevation of a shoe relative to said forward or side guides for a purpose that will be apparent from the following explanation.

To polish the forward part or toe end of a shoe, the person wearing the shoe places his or her foot upon the foot rest IS with the polish- 5 ing cloth l6 passing under both of the forward or side guides l and over the shoe as-illustrated in Fig. 1. By grasping both ends of said polishing cloth the wearer of the shoe may reciprocate a portion of the cloth across or over the shoe by 50 alternately moving the ends of the cloth generally'up and down. To operate upon a large surface of the forward portion of the shoe, including the toe, instep and front side elements, the polishing cloth may be slid back and forth along the guides longitudinally thereof. -When I it is desired to polish the rear part or heel, end of the shoe the wearer places the foot in a position on the foot rest so that said rear part of the shoe projects well back between the rear guides H as suggested by the illustration in Fig. 3 with the polishing cloth a, which may be the same cloth as used for polishing the for- 'either endwise or sidewise relative to the base,

causing a portion of the cloth to reciprocate over the rear part of the shoe to polish the same.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction herein shown and described as these may be varied within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

1. In a shoe polisher, a base, a pair of side guides each produced from a round rod and fashioned to provide a bar, an inturned loop at each end and a threaded terminal projecting downwardly from each loop, the terminals of said guides passing through the base with shoulders formed by the undersides of the loop engaging the top surface of the base, nuts screwed onto said terminals and engaging the underside of the base, and a foot rest mounted on said base between said guides with its top surface above the guides.

2. A shoe polisher comprising a base with a foot rest thereon, a pair of side guides mounted in parallel spaced relation on top of the base with one guide on each side of the foot rest, each of said side guides consisting of a bar, an inturned loop at each end of the bar forming a shoulder to rest against the top surface of the base and threaded terminals projecting downwardly from the loops through the base, nuts screwed onto said terminals and engaging the underside of the base, and cleats mounted on the bottom of the base crosswise thereof and housing the nuts.

' WILLIAM B. DERBYSI-IIRE. 

